CHAPTER 664: CHAPTER 094 UNKNOWN CHANGE_2

The astonishing elasticity and tender softness strangely ignited a devilish fire in Zhou Yan’s heart.

Yilan seemed to sense it as well, and suddenly her heart fluttered in panic, not knowing what to do. She simply clung to Zhou Yan’s arm, clueless and her mind went blank.

Zhou Yan casually glanced at Yilan’s naive girlish behavior and couldn’t help but smile. He withdrew his hand and gently pinched Yilan’s delicate, smooth, and bouncy cheek, chuckling, "Of course it’s true. Earlier, when you were groping around, the Master saw you took many detours, yet your mental state remained calm and not rash, which is good. Here, we are about to face the exalted Netherworld Goddess, and you have even received an urgent Imperial Decree to head there in a rush, but you still manage to stay calm—that’s incredibly rare."

"Since I promised to be your guide and teach you the ancient texts of Tai Chu, I won’t be stingy. I’ll directly impart the Tai Chu Rune to you, how much you understand will depend on your creation."

Upon hearing Zhou Yan’s words, Yilan was tremendously excited. She didn’t even dare to imagine reaching this point because the importance of the Tai Chu Rune was comparable to the ancient Emperor Scripture.

Being able to learn the ancient text of Tai Chu, Yilan already felt extremely fortunate, which is why she respected Zhou Yan profoundly, always considering matters from his perspective.

At this moment, though she was excited and happy, even to the point of wanting to dedicate herself to him immediately, she tried hard to suppress her surprise and gratefully said, "Master, thank you."

Zhou Yan gave a relieved smile and said, "It is because the Master saw your sincerity and, of course, because of your Enlightenment Tea, which resolved some of my personal issues. So, the Master will also treat you well. Well, let’s not talk about this anymore. We don’t have much time on this journey, let me explain to you the origins of the ancient texts and runes of Tai Chu."

Zhou Yan’s voice carried a warm energy that comforted the heart.

Yilan found that following Zhou Yan, her heart could be particularly at peace. The Master seemed to possess a unique charisma that provided a tremendously strong sense of security. And the spontaneous words of the Master also seemed to convey an undeniable confidence, a powerful aura, almost that of an ’Only I Am Supreme’ kind of superiority.

Yilan stood obediently by Zhou Yan’s side, acting very sensible and compliant, completely setting aside the independent and composed demeanor typical of a princess.

Zhou Yan did not say or do anything else but began to explain the runes that Yilan had comprehended.

"...

The transformation of the Heavenly Dao Soul Stone displayed the Demon Heart Energy on the Heavenly Dao Soul Stone, proving that the Heavenly Dao Soul Stone had been contaminated by demonic bloodline. The rune corresponding to the demonic bloodline should be ’彠’, a complex and intricate ancient character representing twisted trajectories, transforming the ancient script into Tao Rules... combining several Tao Rules to form the ancient script, which then becomes ’Rune.’

The power of ’Rune’ represents various aspects—some symbolize sanctity, others ’Endless,’ ’Rebirth,’ also ’Devour,’ ’Annihilation,’ ’Cold Ice,’ ’Heavenly Tribulation,’ among others. When these runes are combined, they describe and record the transformations of the Heavenly Dao.

It’s said there are no rules to Heavenly Dao, but its regulations are manifested through runes.

Just as flames burn and show light, as winds blow creating changing currents, as thunder and lightning also combine sound. Heavenly Dao’s mutation is also recorded by the transformation of runes.

However, most of the time, after the transformation of the Heavenly Dao, the recording runes cease to exist. Unless the runes are engraved onto the Array, which then manifests and reproduces the imposing power of Heavenly Dao.

And this is the origin of all Ancient Forbidden Lands. Most dangerous and perilous sites are man-made, created by someone recording the transformation of Heavenly Dao with Tai Chu runes, resulting in such outcomes, which, over time, formed caves and Secret Realms.

Of course, there are also naturally formed records of the Heavenly Dao with Tai Chu runes in certain places. Such sites are mostly extremely dangerous and unpredictable. After all, the naturally recorded transformations of Heavenly Dao are far from what simple human recordings could capture, lacking regular patterns—where one spot could be an adventure, another could be lethal. Moreover, naturally recorded transformations are usually incomplete, part of why some dangerous locations unexplainably contain various crises.

Similarly, if Heavenly Soul Mountain is in such a condition, it could only be described as a true Desolate Land, anyone who enters might die..."

Zhou Yan explained bit by bit, captivating Yilan.

However, just at that moment, the space suddenly distorted slightly and began to shake.

"Princess, it’s over, it’s over! The Ancient Array leading to Ye Sha Ancestor Star has collapsed. A cultivator at the peak realm of Sword Void Nine Transformations suddenly appeared, and for some unknown reason, his body sprouted blood-red long hair, then went berserk, destroying the Ancient Array leading to Ye Sha Ancestor Star! Now no one understands the Ancient Array, it can’t be repaired and due to the shackles of the Heavenly Dao Rules, even Saints from the Wansheng Divine Dynasty cannot descend to Luo Shi Ancestor Star. The Netherworld Goddess is about to arrive, and we are truly doomed now!"

Yilan’s maid, Weiming Qingcheng’s alarmed voice suddenly transmitted into the palace, disrupting Zhou Yan’s explanation.

And upon hearing the message from her maid, Qingcheng, Yilan’s face turned pale, and she stood there, shocked.

"Once the Ancient Array of Luoshi Ancestor Star is destroyed, there will be no way to leave this planet anymore, not to mention, the Netherworld Goddess and everyone else could be trapped on this planet, never to leave... If I miss the major event at Heavenly Soul Mountain, I would be guilty of numerous faults, unable to explain to the Netherworld Palace Master in the Netherworld Plane."

Yilan was anxious and burning with impatience, one incident after another coming at her, overwhelming even someone accustomed to big storms.

But she still did not lose her composure, only her beautiful eyes became a bit dim, and even her tremendous interest and passion for runes seemed to fade somewhat.

"Master, I’m sorry, it’s Yilan who dragged the Master down again."

Although her heart was in chaos, Yilan still thought of Zhou Yan first and immediately blamed herself intensely.

"Such a minor Ancient Array, Yilan needn’t worry. Didn’t you know, besides being an Alchemy Master, am I not also an Array Refining Master?"

Zhou Yan said with a teasing smile.

"Ah, Master, you..." Yilan’s eyes suddenly brightened, and when she looked at Zhou Yan again, she was completely infatuated.

"Come, give your Master a kiss, and the Master will show you what it means to ’open the gate to the Star Domain with Rune Ancient Array’ with divine methods."

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but tease.